Android

VMware, the giant behind various Virtualization technologies, is stepping into Mobile Virtualization by joining hands with LG. They aim to come up with Android smartphones which will use virtualization to run two different environments - personal and business, on the same phone.

Such smartphones will be a good option for enterprises which are worried about the security issues with user-owned mobiles. With just a single click, users will be able to switch between the two modes. The technology used is similar to that of Desktop and Server virtualization. The hypervisor provides the ability to run a guest operating system( for business purpose) on the native Android OS. The whole thing will appear just like another app and will be a single click away.

Based on pure Javascript tests conducted by ArsTechnica to compare the recently released Android 2.2 and iOS4, results show some great performance by the Android browser. The credit goes to the new JIT engine in Froyo which has heavily optimized the browser.

These days, no web service can afford to not be available as an Android application. After looking at its growing pace and number of users, Yahoo!, a bit late though, has announced the release of official Mail and Messenger apps and a Yahoo! search widget for Android phones.

Nokia announced this Thursday that from now on the N-series smartphones will have Meego instead of Symbian. The upcoming N8 handset will be the last in this series running Symbian. This doesn't mean Symbian will be kicked off the main stream, it will still be used in low spec/cheaper Nokia phones, which have a huge demand in developing countries. But in order to compete in the smartphone industry, Nokia is coming with the ultimate combo, N-series + Meego.

Since the last two releases, Android Development team seems to be pretty happy with the core functionalities. The latest agenda for the team is to work on a better User Interface to improve the End user experience.